Lincoln Riley reiterated Monday that expectations are high every year at USC. “There’s pressure to win championships here every single year,” Riley said. “You’re in a blue blood program. Even the first year when we didn’t do it, even though we came back and won a bunch more games than they did and probably surpassed a lot of people’s expectations, like, that’s just — you … Continue reading USC Notes: Lincoln Riley Says Future Is Now; What’s New?

So Dawg Work did not get the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive line job. Was it a surprise? Only to USC fans. The irony here is that the Cowboys hired Marcus Dixon, who in 2021 was the assistant defensive line coach with the Rams working under . . . Eric Henderson. The Cowboys brought both to Dallas for interviews and went with Dixon. Hmmm. It’s got to … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: An Irony In Dallas

I’ve heard Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer advised a coach against taking the USC defensive coordinator position. His reasoning? That it might be a one-year job if Lincoln Riley does not make the College Football Playoff. During the 1958 football season, Buford led the Trojans in rushing (306 yards), interceptions, and punt returns.  Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: A One-Year Job On Football Staff?

USC is one of eight colleges invited to the Fiesta Bowl flag football tournament April 18-19 at Arizona State. Georgia, Florida and Arizona State are among the other teams in the tournament. USC has just started a flag football club team. Some would argue Lincoln Riley’s defenses play flag football the past four seasons. If this is true, Musselman needs to evaluate what he is … Continue reading Sunday Buzz: One USC Team Not Ducking Competition

Gary Patterson’s shake-up continues. He is hiring his former player, Sam Carter, as an assistant. Now here’s the thing: Carter has coached cornerbacks at Arkansas, Mississippi and Purdue. So is USC cornerbacks coach Trovon Reed being sidelined like Rob Ryan? Does USC need two cornerbacks coaches? It has two linebacker coaches. And two defensive line coaches (Eric Henderson, Shaun Nua). Henderson is interviewing with the … Continue reading Gary Patterson Directly And Indirectly Shaking Things Up